The Road to the Deal | Architects of Peace Podcast

The Road to the Deal

Architects of Peace Podcast

August 29, 2025

In the first episode of AJC’s new limited podcast series, go behind the scenes of the decades-long diplomacy and quiet negotiations that made the Abraham Accords possible, bringing Israel, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, and later Morocco, together in historic peace agreements.

Jason Isaacson, AJC Chief of Policy and Political Affairs, explains the complex Middle East landscape before the Accords and how behind-the-scenes efforts helped foster the dialogue that continues to shape the region today.

It has become clear to me in my travels in the region over the decades that more and more people across the Arab world understood the game, and they knew that this false narrative – that Jews are not legitimately there, and that somehow we have to focus all of our energy in the Arab world on combating this evil interloper – it’s nonsense. And it’s becoming increasingly clear that, in fact, Israel can be a partner.
— Jason Isaacson

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Follow the complete journey from the 1991 Madrid Peace Conference through the historic signing of the Abraham Accords in 2020. This episode reveals the decades of quiet diplomacy, relationship-building, and trust development that made these breakthrough agreements possible.

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